Twitter isn't having a good year.  Over the past twelve months, the company has fessed up to half a dozen bugs and blunders that have left the company with egg on their faces and have earned the ire of their burgeoning user data.

In late 2018, the company disclosed a bug that shared a variety of private user data with third-party app developers.

Do you own a Samsung Galaxy S10? If so, one of the reasons you bought it may be because of its cutting-edge biometric technology. It utilizes ultrasounds to create a detailed 3D map of your fingerprint and provides a higher level of security.

Earlier in the year, the company warned its customers against using tempered glass screen protectors with their phones.

The creators of the dreaded 'Robbinhood' ransomware strain are putting their reputation to work for them.  The hackers have recently modified their ransom note in a couple of important ways.

First and foremost, they stress that there's no public decryption tool currently available to recover files encrypted by RobbinHood and that they are monitoring the situation to make sure that the company impacted by the malware does not contact law enforcement.

Pitney Bowes Hit by Ransomware
Pitney Bowes ransomware attack will affect small business owners. If you're a business owner, you probably utilize at least a few of the services Pitney Bowes offers. They maintain global shipping, mailing, e-commerce, and financial services empire that touches just about every country on the planet.

Say what you want about Google, but the company has a solid track record of doing all they can to keep the Google Play Store relatively free of poisoned apps. By most accounts, they have been wildly successful at that.

Unfortunately, given the sheer number of apps available on the Play Store, statistics invariably catch up with them.

Are you a Windows iTunes user? Then, you'll need to upgrade iTunes immediately to avoid ransomware.

The group is controlling the software using a zero-day exploit in iTunes for Windows. Allowing them to bypass antivirus detection schemes entirely.

Apple responded quickly and has already patched the zero-day out of existence in iTunes for Windows and iCloud for Windows.

The latest build of the iPhone's operating system, iOS 13.1.2, plagued with serious issues that render their vaunted smartphones virtually useless.

Even more problematic, the company seems to be its own worst enemy in recent weeks.  Every bug fixed, they introduce at least two more and they can't seem to get out of their own way.

Update 'Whatsapp'
Do you use Whatsapp on an Android device? If so, you'll want to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible to steer clear of the poisoned GIF.

A critical vulnerability 'CVE-2019-11932,' allows hackers to access your chat logs and personal information by sending you a poisoned GIF.

The flaw called "Double-free vulnerability" triggers when the free() parameter is twice the same value and argument inside the software.

File this one away under 'better late than never.' Zendesk, a popular customer support ticketing platform, has only recently discovered evidence of a data breach that dates back to November 2016 by an unnamed party.

To make matters worse, they admitted in a recent blog post that they only discovered the breach when they heard about it by the unnamed third party.

Healthcare Organizations Under Attack
A string of hospitals in both the US and Australia have come under attack by hackers in recent weeks. Healthcare organizations targeted by ransomware attacks have effectively shut a number of them down. The Northport Medical center, Fayette Medical Center, and DCH Regional Medical Center in Alabama have only limited access to their computing systems.